ESO-SKA 2024

Cosmic Ecosystems in Radio & Optical

ESO-SKA 2024

Motivation

Gas flowing into, out of, and around galaxies plays a key role in shaping how their properties evolve over cosmic time. The mechanisms driving these behaviors are poorly understood, largely because we lack detailed knowledge of fundamental gas properties across multiple scales and phases. Tackling these issues necessarily requires a multi-wavelength approach. Fortunately, the southern hemisphere hosts the most comprehensive suite of observational facilities available for tackling this topic, in the form of the ESO, ALMA, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) precursors (MWA, ASKAP and MeerKAT), and very soon, the SKA-Mid and SKA-Low telescopes.

This conference is supported and sponsored by both ESO and the SKA as it supports the joint science of both facilities that will be dominant in astronomy in the coming decade.

It brings together astronomers from optical/IR, FIR/submm, radio, and theory domains, with the common interest of understanding the evolving role of gas in galaxies over cosmic time using ESO and SKA facilities.

Science topics include:

The Epoch of Reionization and the sources responsible for it.
Gas flows at low and high redshift.
The multiphase evolution of gas over cosmic time.
IGM and CGM from direct imaging, absorption lines and fast radio bursts.
The dynamic interplay of stars and gas in galaxies.

Key Dates:
Meeting Date: 9-13 December 2024

Abstract Deadline: 15 June
Program announced: August 2024

Venue and Accommodation

The conference aims to bring the ESO and SKA communities together around common science interests, disseminate knowledge of the capabilities of these facilities, initiate discussions on coordinated observational studies, and facilitate interactions between observers and theorists across different redshift/wavelength domains.

To maximize interaction, the meeting will take place at Abbey Beach Resort with all participants staying on site at the beach front resort. The dates are at the beginning of Australian summer and will be ideal for spotting dolphin and other Australian wildlife. The location is near the famous Margret River Wine Region, south of Perth in Western Australia. We will limit the meeting size to 100-120 participants, but we will ensure a range of career stages involved.

Our hope is that this meeting can begin, or strengthen, collaborations that will be critical in the upcoming era of SKA and large optical telescopes.

SOC:
Richard McDermid (Macquarie)
Deanne Fisher (Swinburne)
Martin Zwaan (Garching, ESO)
Celine Peroux (Garching, ESO)
Rob Ivison (Garching, ESO)
Pascale Hibon (Vitacura, ESO)
Naomi McLure-Griffiths (ANU)
Lister Staveley-Smith (UWA, ICRAR)
Elaine Sadler (Sydney University)
Barbara Catinella (UWA, ICRAR)
Cathryn Trott (SKAO/ICRAR-Curtin)
Emily Wisnioski (ANU)

Contact & Organizers

esoska2024@gmail.com

Deanne Fisher
Swinburne University

Richard McDermid
Macquarie University

Building Future Capacity

The schedule will include foundational training sessions in optical, radio, and numerical simulation techniques in collaboration with local experts (e.g. ADACS, AusSRC, Australian SKAO staff). We will offer updates on SKA development. The conference aims to bring the ESO and SKA communities together around common science interests, disseminate knowledge of the capabilities of these facilities, initiate discussions on coordinated observational studies, and facilitate interactions between observers and theorists across different redshift/wavelength domains.

Cosmic Ecosystems in Radio & Optical

ESO-SKA 2024

Motivation

Key Dates: Meeting Date: 9-13 December 2024

Abstract Deadline: 15 JuneProgram announced: August 2024

Venue and Accommodation

Contact & Organizers

esoska2024@gmail.com

Building Future Capacity

This meeting is sponsored and supported by the following organizations:

Key Dates:
Meeting Date: 9-13 December 2024

Abstract Deadline: 15 June
Program announced: August 2024